Can this year finally be the year things go right for Charles Leclerc at his home race? F1 MonacoGP
When Leclerc made his Formula 1 debut for Sauber in 2018, he became just the fourth driver in the history of F1 to hail from Monaco and compete in a race. Given Monaco’s significance in Formula 1’s history, it is unusual to see a relative lack of drivers from the city-state but perhaps less surprising when you consider the country has a population of 38,682 residents of which just 9,486 are Monégasque nationals.
He came into the pits following a crash between Louis Deletraz and Robert Visoiu but crucially before the Safety Car had been deployed meaning he dropped down to fourth. His afternoon would only get worse when he was forced to retire a lap later with a suspension failure. Leclerc was officially classified as he had finished more than 90% of the race but it was another Monaco disappointment for him.
In 2020, Leclerc got a year off from confronting the curse as the COVID pandemic caused a shake-up of the traditional calendar meaning Monaco, with its location in a busy city, was cancelled. His most recent race at the circuit came in 2022 and even though he did not win, it should be seen as some kind of victory that he did at least manage to finish for the first time although he did not see it that way. Truth be told, Leclerc should have been celebrating a race win but a botched strategy from Ferrari cost him the chance to do so.
It was a disaster with Leclerc coming out not only behind Sainz but also both Red Bulls of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen. Leclerc found himself stuck behind the Dutchman and had to settle for P4.well think again as it appears the curse is not limited to just races
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